News Releases

ASA Comments on APHIS Proposed Revisions to Biotech Regulations

April 21, 2016

The American Soybean Association (ASA) submitted comments this week regarding the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) proposed revisions to biotech crop regulations. In February, APHIS announced its intent to conduct a programmatic economic ...

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House Appropriators Approve Agriculture, Energy Spending Bills

April 21, 2016

The House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2017 Agriculture and Energy and Water spending bills earlier this week, funding agricultural research and rural development programs important to soy growers. The $147.7 billion agriculture appropriations ...

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Roundup Ready 2 Xtend Soybeans Still Pending in EU

April 21, 2016

Monsanto and many of its licensees are commercializing Roundup Ready 2 Xtend™ (RR2X) soybeans this spring, and farmers may have ordered or taken delivery of RR2X seed. RR2X soybeans are new biotech soybeans that are ...

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EPA Sends RFS Proposed Rule to White House for Review

April 21, 2016

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sent its 2017 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Required Volume Obligation (RVO) proposal to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The rule covers overall RFS ...

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Texas Farmer Talks Agriculture, Biotech on Mission to China

April 21, 2016

American Soybean Association (ASA) Chairman Wade Cowan, of Brownfield, Texas, joined the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) at the International Soybean Growers Alliance’s (ISGA) mission to Beijing, China in early April. The purpose of the ...

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